SCRIPT TO SCREEN: @pvalleystarz “Savage” by Nicole Jefferson Asher @allmybeautifulwickednes @KatoriHall Director: @melaniemayron DP: @richardvialetasc Eating scenes are plentiful in tv and cinema and they work best when something momentous occurs during the mundane. Over a plate of that lemon pepper wet, Big Teak and Lil’ Murda navigate an emotional battleground holding the landmines of memory, guilt, lust and its sometimes hurtful cousin love. John Clarence Stewart @jstewiii and J. Alphonse Nicholson @j_fonz navigated the subtext and silence with aplomb. This last supper between former lovers is a make-up and break-up all at once. It’s a confession of happiness that is hard to share with Big Teak, but the thing he needs to hear from his “icy niggah.” Unbeknownst to Lil’ Murda, this is a sweet goodbye that ends with a subtle yet needed reconciliation. These actors used gesture and silence to communicate the sorry in ways no words ever could. Truly one of my favs of the season.
SCRIPT TO SCREEN: @pvalleystarz “Savage” by Nicole Jefferson Asher @allmybeautifulwickednes @KatoriHall Director: @melaniemayron DP: @richardvialetasc Eating scenes are plentiful in tv and cinema and they work best when something momentous occurs during the mundane. Over a plate of that lemon pepper wet, Big Teak and Lil’ Murda navigate an emotional battleground holding the landmines of memory, guilt, lust and its sometimes hurtful cousin love. John Clarence Stewart @jstewiii and J. Alphonse Nicholson @j_fonz navigated the subtext and silence with aplomb. This last supper between former lovers is a make-up and break-up all at once. It’s a confession of happiness that is hard to share with Big Teak, but the thing he needs to hear from his “icy niggah.” Unbeknownst to Lil’ Murda, this is a sweet goodbye that ends with a subtle yet needed reconciliation. These actors used gesture and silence to communicate the sorry in ways no words ever could. Truly one of my favs of the season.
SCRIPT TO SCREEN: @pvalleystarz “Savage” by Nicole Jefferson Asher @allmybeautifulwickednes @KatoriHall Director: @melaniemayron DP: @richardvialetasc Eating scenes are plentiful in tv and cinema and they work best when something momentous occurs during the mundane. Over a plate of that lemon pepper wet, Big Teak and Lil’ Murda navigate an emotional battleground holding the landmines of memory, guilt, lust and its sometimes hurtful cousin love. John Clarence Stewart @jstewiii and J. Alphonse Nicholson @j_fonz navigated the subtext and silence with aplomb. This last supper between former lovers is a make-up and break-up all at once. It’s a confession of happiness that is hard to share with Big Teak, but the thing he needs to hear from his “icy niggah.” Unbeknownst to Lil’ Murda, this is a sweet goodbye that ends with a subtle yet needed reconciliation. These actors used gesture and silence to communicate the sorry in ways no words ever could. Truly one of my favs of the season.
SCRIPT TO SCREEN: @pvalleystarz “Savage” by Nicole Jefferson Asher @allmybeautifulwickednes @KatoriHall Director: @melaniemayron DP: @richardvialetasc Eating scenes are plentiful in tv and cinema and they work best when something momentous occurs during the mundane. Over a plate of that lemon pepper wet, Big Teak and Lil’ Murda navigate an emotional battleground holding the landmines of memory, guilt, lust and its sometimes hurtful cousin love. John Clarence Stewart @jstewiii and J. Alphonse Nicholson @j_fonz navigated the subtext and silence with aplomb. This last supper between former lovers is a make-up and break-up all at once. It’s a confession of happiness that is hard to share with Big Teak, but the thing he needs to hear from his “icy niggah.” Unbeknownst to Lil’ Murda, this is a sweet goodbye that ends with a subtle yet needed reconciliation. These actors used gesture and silence to communicate the sorry in ways no words ever could. Truly one of my favs of the season.
BTS portrait of @alldaynicco as Uncle Clifford From Episode 203 “The Dirty Dozen” written by @kemi_yondo, directed by @cswanson44, DP’d by @madeline.kate.kann Hair | @arlenemartinhair Makeup | @9shadesbyj Nails | @imnails Costume | @fashionalita 📸 | @katorihall
Tonight’s @pvalleystarz episode “The Death Drop” is written by @kemi_yondo @ninastiefel, directed by Millicent Shelton @shelton9mil and dp’ed by @richardvialetasc The reaper is lurking around every corner. The stakes are high and life and death exist on 2 sides of a wobbly coin. The fight between Choice and Chance is being waged on the battlefields of Chucalissa. 📸 by Jeffrey Pratt Gordon @jeffreyprattgordon 💈on @j_fonz by Jason Yancey @carvedbyj_
I know y’all missed our man Mane. We missed him too here down in the valley. Happy to welcome @ThomasQJones back to the framily! Check out the new episode of @pvalleystarz starting Sunday midnight! Even if you gotta move some thangs around…🤪😜🤪😆
Have you watched the next episode of @pvalleystarz “White Knights”? Written by me and directed by @pamelaromanowsky this was a challenging one but soooo well worth it!!! Inspired by the classic tale of Cinderella, 205 spins us back into the past where the history of Miss Mississippi is finally revealed. Shout out to all who made this possible – @msjoseline @gigimaguire @iamdimepiece @miamitip305 @jordanmcoxxy @shannonthornt_n @alldaynicco @blue_kimble @jstewiii @j_fonz @skylerjoy @harriett_d_foy @bertrambuilds @madeline.kate.kann @ianolympio @patrikianpolk @allmybeautifulwickednes
Have you watched the next episode of @pvalleystarz “White Knights”? Written by me and directed by @pamelaromanowsky this was a challenging one but soooo well worth it!!! Inspired by the classic tale of Cinderella, 205 spins us back into the past where the history of Miss Mississippi is finally revealed. Shout out to all who made this possible – @msjoseline @gigimaguire @iamdimepiece @miamitip305 @jordanmcoxxy @shannonthornt_n @alldaynicco @blue_kimble @jstewiii @j_fonz @skylerjoy @harriett_d_foy @bertrambuilds @madeline.kate.kann @ianolympio @patrikianpolk @allmybeautifulwickednes
Have you watched the next episode of @pvalleystarz “White Knights”? Written by me and directed by @pamelaromanowsky this was a challenging one but soooo well worth it!!! Inspired by the classic tale of Cinderella, 205 spins us back into the past where the history of Miss Mississippi is finally revealed. Shout out to all who made this possible – @msjoseline @gigimaguire @iamdimepiece @miamitip305 @jordanmcoxxy @shannonthornt_n @alldaynicco @blue_kimble @jstewiii @j_fonz @skylerjoy @harriett_d_foy @bertrambuilds @madeline.kate.kann @ianolympio @patrikianpolk @allmybeautifulwickednes
Have you watched the next episode of @pvalleystarz “White Knights”? Written by me and directed by @pamelaromanowsky this was a challenging one but soooo well worth it!!! Inspired by the classic tale of Cinderella, 205 spins us back into the past where the history of Miss Mississippi is finally revealed. Shout out to all who made this possible – @msjoseline @gigimaguire @iamdimepiece @miamitip305 @jordanmcoxxy @shannonthornt_n @alldaynicco @blue_kimble @jstewiii @j_fonz @skylerjoy @harriett_d_foy @bertrambuilds @madeline.kate.kann @ianolympio @patrikianpolk @allmybeautifulwickednes
Have you watched the next episode of @pvalleystarz “White Knights”? Written by me and directed by @pamelaromanowsky this was a challenging one but soooo well worth it!!! Inspired by the classic tale of Cinderella, 205 spins us back into the past where the history of Miss Mississippi is finally revealed. Shout out to all who made this possible – @msjoseline @gigimaguire @iamdimepiece @miamitip305 @jordanmcoxxy @shannonthornt_n @alldaynicco @blue_kimble @jstewiii @j_fonz @skylerjoy @harriett_d_foy @bertrambuilds @madeline.kate.kann @ianolympio @patrikianpolk @allmybeautifulwickednes
Have you watched the next episode of @pvalleystarz “White Knights”? Written by me and directed by @pamelaromanowsky this was a challenging one but soooo well worth it!!! Inspired by the classic tale of Cinderella, 205 spins us back into the past where the history of Miss Mississippi is finally revealed. Shout out to all who made this possible – @msjoseline @gigimaguire @iamdimepiece @miamitip305 @jordanmcoxxy @shannonthornt_n @alldaynicco @blue_kimble @jstewiii @j_fonz @skylerjoy @harriett_d_foy @bertrambuilds @madeline.kate.kann @ianolympio @patrikianpolk @allmybeautifulwickednes
Have you watched the next episode of @pvalleystarz “White Knights”? Written by me and directed by @pamelaromanowsky this was a challenging one but soooo well worth it!!! Inspired by the classic tale of Cinderella, 205 spins us back into the past where the history of Miss Mississippi is finally revealed. Shout out to all who made this possible – @msjoseline @gigimaguire @iamdimepiece @miamitip305 @jordanmcoxxy @shannonthornt_n @alldaynicco @blue_kimble @jstewiii @j_fonz @skylerjoy @harriett_d_foy @bertrambuilds @madeline.kate.kann @ianolympio @patrikianpolk @allmybeautifulwickednes
Have you watched the next episode of @pvalleystarz “White Knights”? Written by me and directed by @pamelaromanowsky this was a challenging one but soooo well worth it!!! Inspired by the classic tale of Cinderella, 205 spins us back into the past where the history of Miss Mississippi is finally revealed. Shout out to all who made this possible – @msjoseline @gigimaguire @iamdimepiece @miamitip305 @jordanmcoxxy @shannonthornt_n @alldaynicco @blue_kimble @jstewiii @j_fonz @skylerjoy @harriett_d_foy @bertrambuilds @madeline.kate.kann @ianolympio @patrikianpolk @allmybeautifulwickednes
Have you watched the next episode of @pvalleystarz “White Knights”? Written by me and directed by @pamelaromanowsky this was a challenging one but soooo well worth it!!! Inspired by the classic tale of Cinderella, 205 spins us back into the past where the history of Miss Mississippi is finally revealed. Shout out to all who made this possible – @msjoseline @gigimaguire @iamdimepiece @miamitip305 @jordanmcoxxy @shannonthornt_n @alldaynicco @blue_kimble @jstewiii @j_fonz @skylerjoy @harriett_d_foy @bertrambuilds @madeline.kate.kann @ianolympio @patrikianpolk @allmybeautifulwickednes
Have you watched the next episode of @pvalleystarz “White Knights”? Written by me and directed by @pamelaromanowsky this was a challenging one but soooo well worth it!!! Inspired by the classic tale of Cinderella, 205 spins us back into the past where the history of Miss Mississippi is finally revealed. Shout out to all who made this possible – @msjoseline @gigimaguire @iamdimepiece @miamitip305 @jordanmcoxxy @shannonthornt_n @alldaynicco @blue_kimble @jstewiii @j_fonz @skylerjoy @harriett_d_foy @bertrambuilds @madeline.kate.kann @ianolympio @patrikianpolk @allmybeautifulwickednes
See y’all down in the valley at midnight! @pvalleystarz Episode “Savage” written by me and Nicole Jefferson Asher @allmybeautifulwickednes, directed by @melaniemayron, dp’ed by @richardvialet!
Tonight’s @pvalleystarz episode “Jackson” was written by @ianolympio & @ninasteifel, directed by Jen Arnold @whatjarnoldsees dP’ed by @madeline.kate.kann. “All them pro-lifers only be pro-life ‘til the baby be born,” quips Mercedes as she ushers her pregnant 14-year-old daughter, Terricka, past fuming protestors at the only abortion clinic in all of Mississippi. A crowd spewing forth hatred and judgmental prayer while holding Black Lives Matter signs flanks an entrance that, for this little black girl, feels an ocean away. It is a walk of hope made shameful, and until recently, a path towards choice. On July 6, 2022 the only abortion clinic in Mississippi closed its doors in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, putting a woman’s once constitutional right to an abortion in the hands of 50 states. The fictional clinic Mercedes and Terricka walk into is inspired by The Pink House at the middle of the recent Supreme Court ruling. When the writers’ room met in late 2020 we knew that a legal battle was brewing in Mississippi over access to abortion but we never could have guessed that the fight would have led to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. This season continues to be a time capsule as we “reflect the times” like Nina Simone demanded.
“As we move into this precarious next chapter in American history, I call for more storytellers to reflect these times — the challenges, the truth and the hope because there is hope.” – @katorihall #TakeTheLead
TONYs DUMP!!! The 75th @thetonyawards was a niiiiite, y’all. So thankful to be in the room with so many queeeeeens! So many magical moments from cutting’ up with my sis Dominique Morisseau (@domorisseau), nominated for best play for SKELETON crew, to seeing my metronome @joaquinakalukango win for best lead actress in a musical for @paradisesquarebway to a bike ride to @theplazahotel with my love @alanscoop – a night to remember! Makeup | @thetarataylor Braids | @samautumnn Suit | @lafayette148ny Bag | @jimmychoo Shoes | @aquazzura @alanscoop suit | @kutula
TONYs DUMP!!! The 75th @thetonyawards was a niiiiite, y’all. So thankful to be in the room with so many queeeeeens! So many magical moments from cutting’ up with my sis Dominique Morisseau (@domorisseau), nominated for best play for SKELETON crew, to seeing my metronome @joaquinakalukango win for best lead actress in a musical for @paradisesquarebway to a bike ride to @theplazahotel with my love @alanscoop – a night to remember! Makeup | @thetarataylor Braids | @samautumnn Suit | @lafayette148ny Bag | @jimmychoo Shoes | @aquazzura @alanscoop suit | @kutula
TONYs DUMP!!! The 75th @thetonyawards was a niiiiite, y’all. So thankful to be in the room with so many queeeeeens! So many magical moments from cutting’ up with my sis Dominique Morisseau (@domorisseau), nominated for best play for SKELETON crew, to seeing my metronome @joaquinakalukango win for best lead actress in a musical for @paradisesquarebway to a bike ride to @theplazahotel with my love @alanscoop – a night to remember! Makeup | @thetarataylor Braids | @samautumnn Suit | @lafayette148ny Bag | @jimmychoo Shoes | @aquazzura @alanscoop suit | @kutula
TONYs DUMP!!! The 75th @thetonyawards was a niiiiite, y’all. So thankful to be in the room with so many queeeeeens! So many magical moments from cutting’ up with my sis Dominique Morisseau (@domorisseau), nominated for best play for SKELETON crew, to seeing my metronome @joaquinakalukango win for best lead actress in a musical for @paradisesquarebway to a bike ride to @theplazahotel with my love @alanscoop – a night to remember! Makeup | @thetarataylor Braids | @samautumnn Suit | @lafayette148ny Bag | @jimmychoo Shoes | @aquazzura @alanscoop suit | @kutula
